Dana Murphy An agent with Trellis Literary Management (see other agents at this agency). About Dana Murphy joined Trellis Literary Management in 2022, after a decade building her list at The Book Group. She represents a wide range of fiction and nonfiction for adult and select fiction for teen readers. Books by her clients have been New York Times, USA Today, and international bestsellers — as well as Barnes & Noble Discover, Book of the Month, Read with Jenna, Indie Next and NYT Editors' Choice picks.Across genre, Dana falls in love at the story and line-level simultaneously. She's always searching for language and plot that move in equal measure, one in constant support of the other. Dana is most drawn to writing that aims to transform the reader, disrupt hegemony, and center community.Born and raised on Long Island, Dana moved to New York City to study Critical Film Theory and Sociology at NYU, lived there for ten years, and now calls Philadelphia home. If she's not answering your emails, she's probably snuck off to one of her favorite places: a Phillies game, the beach in her hometown, or a quiet dive bar to drink their cheapest beer and do karaoke. This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting 56 days, assume your submission will not be accepted. Country & Year Established United States Agent since 2017 AI Policy Unknown AI policy Collapse section Fiction Open In fiction, Dana looks for books (and authors!) with a soft heart, a sense of humor, and a deep earnest affection for their characters and story. Her forever favorites are genuinely hilarious romantic-comedies that read like the best kind of fan fiction, coming-of-age that captures the specificity of being young today, high-concept and/or speculative novels that press on our shared cultural bruises, and anything that celebrates found families and friendships as their own glorious love stories.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: NovelStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Submissions:Method: QueryTracker. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Collapse section Nonfiction Open Dana's nonfiction taste trends towards narrative nonfiction and essay collections about pop culture, class, gender, race, science, food and so on. She will always reach for well-researched cultural criticism that interrogates the power structures shaping our collective understanding of "good" taste or reckons with "low" and "unworthy" pop culture in a smart, serious way.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: BookStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Film/Television: General, Film, Television. Music. Sexuality/Gender: Gender studies. Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, Pop culture, Social issues.Submissions:Method: QueryTracker. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. 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Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Group by submission Include other agents at the same agency Accuracy We have received 2 reports from 2 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Pending 3 responses are pending (43 min | 125.0 mean avg | 87.0 median | 245 max days waiting | 106.2 std dev) from 3 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days Other Information The agent will try to make a decision within 56 days. (50.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 56 days.) This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting the time indicated above, assume your submission will not be accepted. Most recent response reported was received on 03 Jun 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 25 Mar 2026. Date compiled: 10 Sep 2026 17:01 UTC (7 minutes ago). Work submitted to this agent was also submitted to...This section is available to subscribers only. Sign up and start your free trial today!Members accepted by this agent also had work accepted by...This section is available to subscribers only. Become a member and start your free trial today! Your Submissions This section is available to subscribers only. Join today! Other Agents at this AgencyAmy Bishop-WyciskMichelle BrowerNicole CunninghamStephanie DelmanAllison DevereuxNatalie EdwardsAllison HunterDanya KukafkaAllison MalechaElizabeth PrattMariah Stovall Before SubmittingWe cannot guarantee that the information on this page is correct. We do our best to keep up, but it isn't always possible. Duotrope listings do not imply endorsement or recommendation of the agent or agency being listed. 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